CVE-2017-7522
MEDIUMOpenVPN < 2.4.3 and < 2.3.17 - Authenticated Denial of Service via Certificate with Embedded NULL Character
Title source: llmDescription
OpenVPN versions before 2.4.3 and before 2.3.17 are vulnerable to denial-of-service by authenticated remote attacker via sending a certificate with an embedded NULL character.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/VulnerabilitiesFixedInOpenVPN243
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038768
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99230
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0554
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (6)
openvpn/openvpn
2.4.0 (6 CPE variants)
openvpn/openvpn
2.4.1
openvpn/openvpn
2.4.2
openvpn/openvpn
< 2.3.16
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc/OpenVPN
before 2.3.17
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc/OpenVPN
before 2.4.3
Published
Jun 27, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026